Trio of organisations in running for Housebuilder & Housing Developer of the Year
The firms in the running for the 2026 Building Awards have been announced, with a huge number of housing organisations and.projects recognised.
Several big-name firms and jobs have been shortlisted (see the full shortlist below) for the awards spread across 19 categories, with Berkeley Group, Latimer by Clarion Housing Group and London Square all in the running for the housebuilder and housing developer of the year title.
Latimer by Clarion Housing Group’s inclusion on the list represents the first time a housing association has been recognised as a nominee in the category.
This year’s awards ceremony, hosted by Housing Today’s sister title Building, is set to take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 3 November.
According to editorial director and chair of the judges, Chloe McCulloch, this was done to better showcase the quality and variety of entries.
She said: “The 2026 Building Awards shortlist is a powerful reminder of the resilience, ingenuity and ambition that continues to define this industry. From safer buildings and net zero to housing growth and infrastructure the sector is being asked to deliver more than ever and the organisations and individuals on this year’s shortlist are leading from the front.
“The standard of entries was exceptionally high, reflecting an industry that continues to innovate, collaborate and raise the bar. Congratulations to all of our finalists, and we look forward to recognising their achievements at this year’s Building Awards.”
Other firms from across the housing sector being recognised on the shortlist include Populo Living in the Delivering Social Value Award category, and Thakeham in the Housing Project of the Year for its work at Woodgate.
Other schemes are in the running for the Housing Project of the Year category, which is being run in partnership with The Housing Forum, include Drees & Sommer UK’s Jigsaw Homes Wharton Road job, HTA Design’s work at Braund Mansions, Kendall Kingscott’s Hounslow Small Sites Programme for the London Borough of Hounslow, KORE Insulation’s Duneridge Co-Housing Development, Findhorn Eco Village scheme and MYCO’s Acorn House, King’s Cross job.
Tickets for the event, which is being sponsored by Bellrock, Clement Windows Group, DGP, Fenwick Elliott, and Gleeds and in partnership with Build UK, The Climate Group, The Housing Forum and UKGBC, are on sale now.
Finalists for the final two categories, CEO and Construction Client of the Year will be revealed shortly.
Building Awards 2026 shortlist
Architectural Practice of the Year
- DB3 Group
- GRID Architects
- HLM Architects
- P+HS Architect
- Ryder Architecture
Building Magazine Project of the Year
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, 1 Broadgate
- Bellrock, CLI Dartriver, 63 Coleman, EC2
- CPC Project Services, The Schwarzman Centre for Humanities, University of Oxford
- Feilden+Mawson, Norwich Castle: Royal Palace Reborn
- Kier, Deyes High School
- Mace Construct, Timber Square
- Multiplex Construction Europe, The Chancery Rosewood Hotel
- NBBJ, Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford
- Niazi Roden, Trinity By Breakthrough
- Pulse Consult, V&A East Museum
- VINCI Building, Countess of Chester Women and Children’s Building
- Wates Smartspace, Trinity Road, Halifax - Lloyds Banking Group
Building’s Good Employer of the Year
- Barr Gazetas
- Britcon
- Cahill Design Consultants
- Coreus
- Gleeds
- HLM Architects
- JTP
- Kilnbridge
- RED Group
- Rider Levett Bucknall
Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
- Adair
- Baker Wilkins & Smith
- Childerstone Project Management
- Circle Development
- Coreus
- HartDixon
- Playle & Partners
- Pulse Consult
- Quartz Project Services
- Thomson Gray
Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (over 100 staff)
- Arcadis
- CPC Project Services
- Drees & Sommer UK
- EDGEPS
- Gleeds
- Mott MacDonald
- Rapleys
- Rider Levett Bucknall UK
- Ridge and Partners
- Fulkers Bailey Russell
Delivering Social Value Award
- Bidwells
- HTA Design
- Kier Construction
- Kier Group
- McGregor Bowes
- Morgan Lovell
- New Hospital Programme (NHP) – Delivered with Support from Mott MacDonald (Interim Delivery Partner IDP3)
- MYCO
- Populo Living
- Sir Robert McAlpine
Digital Excellence Award, sponsored Bellrock
- Accenture, Integrated Project Management with SSEN Transmission
- ECD Architects, RetroFlow
- HLM Architects, Cairn Digital Design Toolkit
- Reds10, Redefining Construction Compliance Through Fully Traceable, Digitally Assured Delivery
- Revizto, Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health: A new model for delivering complex NHS infrastructure
- Siderise Group, Digital Specification and Installation Tools
- Skanska, 105 Victoria Street
Engineering Consultant of the Year
- ADP Consulting, an Ayesa company
- AECOM
- Cundall
- DACI Utilities Engineering Consultancy
- Davies Maguire
- Harley Haddow
- IN2 Engineering
- Informed Engineering
- Mott MacDonald
- OFR Consultants
Environmental Impact Award, in partnership with the Climate Group
- Barker Associates (Essex), Great British Energy Solar Partnerships (GBESP) / Net Zero Accelerator Programme (NZAP)
- Gilbert-Ash, Environmental Impact Award
- HTA Design, The Queen Elizabeth II Garden
- Mott MacDonald, Zero Carbon Accelerator
- University of East London, The Living Lab
Housebuilder & Housing Developer of the Year
- Berkeley Group
- Latimer by Clarion Housing Group
- London Square
Housing Project of the Year, in partnership with The Housing Forum
- Drees & Sommer UK, Jigsaw Homes Wharton Road
- HTA Design, Braund Mansions
- Kendall Kingscott, Hounslow Small Sites Programme, London Borough of Hounslow
- KORE Insulation, Duneridge Co-Housing Development, Findhorn Eco Village
- MYCO, Acorn House, King’s Cross
- Thakeham, Woodgate
Major Contractor of the Year (over £500m), sponsored by Fenwick Elliott
- Kier Group
- Mace Construct
- Multiplex Construction Europe
- Sisk
- Willmott Dixon
Manufacturer of the Year
- ACS STAINLESS STEEL FIXINGS
- Gripple
- Internorm
- Quickslide Windows & Doors
- Siderise Group
Net Zero Award, in partnership with UKGBC
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Urbanest Battersea
- Gilbert-Ash, Paradise SE11
- HTA Design, Enclave: Acton
- Kier Group, Lyneham Solar Farm
- Magrock, Access 18, Avonmouth
- Sir Robert McAlpine, 3 Chamberlain Square
- Thornton Tomasetti & Holcim UK, The Whale on the Wharf
Retrofit Project of the Year
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Metropolis
- Davies Maguire, 7 Princes Street
- dMFK, 170 Piccadilly
- HLM Architects & EDGE, Health Sciences Library
- Hodder+Partners, No.1 St Michael’s, 36 Jackson’s Row, Manchester M2 5WD
- HTA Design, The Sutton Estate
- IID Architects, Thomas’s College
- Musson Brown Architects, The Regeneration of a Grand Victorian Villa
- MYCO, Sunlight House
- Pillar Consulting, Sir Devonshire Square Hotel
- Stantec, Spitfire Hangar at Brabazon
- Wates Smartspace, Trinity Road, Halifax - Lloyds Banking Group
Small Project of the Year (up to £5m)
- Midhill House, Olive Grove Depot, Sheffield, Amey
- Sheep Field Barn, DSDHA
- Helideck Pavilion, Harrods, Kendall Kingscott
- John O’Groats Mill, McGregor Bowes
- Stanford Close, MSP Details
- Arthouse, Studio 10 Architects
- The Whale on the Wharf (Skyscraper), Thornton Tomasetti
Specialist or Main Contractor of the Year (under £500m), sponsored by Clement Windows Group
- Britcon
- ESG
- GMI Construction Group
- Kilnbridge
- RED Group
- SES
